so i finally read some books

[@ManCarryingThing]

*giving my subscribers actual content and not just endless shitposting* MY SUBS: That's strike one, meme-boy.

[@ElijahStormblessed]

Exactly 😤 the one review that matters is that Kadolin fanfic 😤😂

[@nathanhoell5139]

Finding a really good book that no one else has heard of is always such a bitter sweet experience. You feel great for finding it, but then there’s no one else to talk about it with.

[@ManCarryingThing]

Truuuuueee

[@ADHDlanguages]

There's no better feeling than the superiority of smirking and saying "oh have you not read that one?"

[@thebibookboy794]

Me: “The Dark Tower series is just too much of a commitment for right now” You: “so Father Callahan is in book five” Me: buys the entire series!

[@ManCarryingThing]

Father Callahan is an icon

[@thebibookboy794]

@@ManCarryingThing he is truly a legend! Also that wasn’t supposed to be crossed out 😂

[@ManCarryingThing]

@@thebibookboy794 haha I figured XD

[@Kevinakletva]

ah, all KIngs books are crap compare to "Đavolja noć" by Adam Medviddović. Except Needfuls things

[@GoatMortician]

@@Kevinakletvailliterate take

[@QuestLegacy]

This is almost an entirely objective review. I might have to eat my hat

[@ManCarryingThing]

Thank you Michael, though I would consult a doctor beforehand. At the very least, boil the hat and apply plenty of spices. You should be fine

[@nyelbaig]

@@ManCarryingThing Fried hats are infinitely better than boiled hats

[@ReallyGoodandKind]

Heck yes! Though I love the memes. Edit: I typed thought not though. Because big brain

[@spreadbookjoy]

I can’t remember much about Salem’s Lot having read it a million years ago, but one day I plan to finish The Dark Tower series which I started way back when as well and it fell by the wayside, so may re-read Salem’s Lot as well then. I did get around to reading The Stand a couple of years ago which is also connected to The Dark Tower. I do enjoy these connections within King’s multiverse.

[@muhammadhashir6136]

I actually used to think Salem’s lot was an alternative take on Salem witch trials in which witchcraft was actually involved and the tales were true.

[@raisedbystories4287]

When it comes to king I went against what everyone suggested and picked up his thiccest boi (The Stand) as my Introduction to his books. I have No regrets

[@dumpster_fiyah]

That's my favorite.

[@ManCarryingThing]

Similar. I jumped into the dark tower and haven't looked back

[@TH3F4LC0Nx]

That book killed my infatuation with King. Still like him, but he burned me with that one. First time (but not the last) where I actually felt personally wronged by the author.

[@dumpster_fiyah]

@@TH3F4LC0Nx Why?

[@TH3F4LC0Nx]

@@dumpster_fiyah A few reasons. One, it's hella sexist. As some other people have pointed out, women serve little purpose in The Stand other than for breeding or other sexual matters. It's also kinda racist; the one black character is a stereotypical "Earth Mother" and talks like Tom's owner from the old Tom and Jerry cartoons. And really its lack of political correctness is ironic considering King likes to portray himself as a super progressive liberal now; go figure. Two, (and this is really just a more personal mindset), it's WAY too pornographic. King lavishes detail on dozens of unnecessarily graphic sex scenes that I assume were meant to titillate but ended up just being tedious, at least to me. (And no author should ever, EVER use the phrase "hot spunk" when describing sex. Like, ever.) Three, the book is overly simplistic in a moral sense and says virtually nothing important. The Stand could have been King's chance to really explore some important human issues and wax philosophical about the human condition...but he never does. The book is only concerned with action, not with introspection. The good characters have dreams of Mother Abigail and are therefore the protagonists, while the bad characters dream of Randall Flagg and are therefore the antagonists. Childishly simple, really. And four, (the biggest reason), the ending is the single biggest deus ex machina ever written. By any human being. Ever. That is inarguable. Even to 17 year old me, it was painfully obvious that King had no clue how to satisfactorily end that story. It was downright nonsensical. After 1,200 pages of buildup, the ending was just...nothing. And I just can't forgive King for that. I still greatly admire his imagination and I still read many of his books, but I no longer consider myself a "Constant Reader". So yeah. That's why The Stand broke my infatuation with Stephen King.

[@muhammadhashir6136]

Ah yes I have been meaning to read Salem’s lot for some time.

[@ManCarryingThing]

it good

[@shelfenthusiast]

meme channel.

[@ManCarryingThing]

yes.

[@davilaelian]

Hi Mr. Carrying Thing, I hope you are having a good day

[@ManCarryingThing]

Hello, thank you, I am well. Have a pleasant day

[@montagskyrunner5884]

I’ve said it before I’ll say it again “a king talking about King” and I love it.

[@billyalarie929]

I fucking love Cliffords channel. I talked to him once, we talked about the band swans, bc I was looking for reviews on the short story collection by M. Gira he put out in the 90s and he came up.

[@ManCarryingThing]

Love to hear it -- I've discovered some awesome fiction thanks to him

[@HugoReads]

I agree with King's writing styld having improved over the years. I noticed it especially with Doctor Sleep and the Shining. While I prefer the Shining, I think the fluency of the writing is better in Doctor Sleep.

[@videoslv4626]

Ahh I missed your book reviews! Love this!

[@Viksbelle]

If you can find it, I suggest Stephen King's short story "One for the Road." It takes place a few years after Salem's Lot, and is quite chilling.

[@nukritik2933]

I need to read: The Stand The Eyes Of The Dragon The Wastelands Wizard & Glass The Talisman Black House The Little Sisters Of Eluria (Everything's Eventual) &... Salem's Lot.... Before Wolves Of The Calla😅

[@althechicken9597]

This is something I've come to realize from my social media sometimes... *looking back at what I've posted. * "oops I'm a meme page"

[@drakinkoren]

I got Salem's Lot mixed up with Pet Sematery in my head and when you started talking about vampires I sat waiting for the punchline thinking you were doing some kind of longer form bit.

[@jcwint02]

Love your channel! And would love to see more about the more obscure/more “serious” fiction that you read, like NYRB books, Europa Editions, po-mo, whatever. KZbin has plenty of Sanderson and King content (which I enjoy), but I’d also enjoy seeing more about the weird kind of fiction that I love.

[@ManCarryingThing]

Thanks! I'm planning on reviewing and talking more about the books I read outside of SFF

[@rodrigo3732]

Hope you liked wizard and glass,it,s my personal favorite dark tower book

[@ManCarryingThing]

Loved it. Mesmerizing and haunting

[@emmetbrowne5332]

Also: if you want to the best modern horror writer: pick up Stephen Graham Jones, The Only Good Indians.

[@emmetbrowne5332]

It will blow your face off: a combination of Stephen King and William Faulkner In many ways.

[@Abby-le5jk]

I’m so glad that your cheating ex wife remarrying and taking the kids didn’t hinder your reading habits

[@thefantasynuttwork]

Salem's Lot is 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@dumpster_fiyah]

The only thing I really dislike about your reviews is that they're too short. You've got good things to say. Keep going. Can't believe that Butcher's Crossing is getting some love, btw. That's a great book. If you liked that one, check out Warlock, by Oakley Hall. It's another subversive Western gem.

[@ManCarryingThing]

Hahaha, i like to be brutal when editing, that's true. Btw Butcher's Crossing is one of my new favorite books. I want to do an in-depth review on the channel, hopefully introduce some people to it. Warlock is on my holds list at the library!

[@dumpster_fiyah]

@@ManCarryingThing You're gonna love it, dude.

[@Josh_R2.17]

*slow claps* you read Salem's Lot when they tell ya, but do know the one you read before the whole series? I bet you can guess *extended claps*

[@ManCarryingThing]

CLAP CLAP CLAP CLAP (EVERYONE CHEERS AND DIES)

[@emmetbrowne5332]

I love that you review obscure books. It’s my favorite part of your channel! Stay authentic and read at your own rate!

[@weirdhillstodieon3322]

You...you make videos that aren't memes?

[@ManCarryingThing]

this was secretly a meme

[@weirdhillstodieon3322]

@@ManCarryingThing Shrek would be proud of all the layers you've brought to this conversation

[@theresabookdragonintheiron2608]

Out of curiosity, would you say Nada is written ideologically from an anti-Anarchist/anti-radleft perspective? A quick Google search described the author as a leftist, but could mean any number of things historically and currently, so thought I'd ask.

[@ManCarryingThing]

The book is definitely from a leftist perspective, though it addresses the dangers of seeking a means to an end. Critical of terrorist violence on the left, but from a leftist perspective, i'd say

[@theresabookdragonintheiron2608]

@@ManCarryingThing Cool cool, thanks :)

[@DavidDecero]

I like how you snuck in an obscure novel with a well-known one. I'll most likely start the dark tower series at the end of this year. Man, when I do, I'll have to look up a list of all the Stephen King novels I need to read with it... or at least the most important ones. lol

[@ManCarryingThing]

Thanks David, and I don't think you need to read everything. The series stands well enough on its own, but the outside stuff just adds greater dimension to the story. You're in for a treat

[@Mr.PepeSilvia]

I recommend Green Eggs And Ham. It's good.

[@ManCarryingThing]

i don't like arthouse fiction

[@ivansplvd6518]

Stop this video keep the meme going!

[@jimmyallen8210]

Glass of chocolate milk for me...

[@ManCarryingThing]

I see.

[@ADHDlanguages]

Just have one of each, or even better, mix them!

[@jimmyallen8210]

@@ADHDlanguages Eddie Dean and I have a monkey on our back that requires just the milk from now on.

[@MagusMarquillin]

I just finished Salem's Lot a month ago, I'm going through King in order with the plan ATM to read _everything._ Sweet that you think he gets much better, because I was thoroughly engrossed with this prose: that chapter where you just go through a day in the town, riffling through everyone's dirty laundry - or simple purity - and the horror being how real the nasty stuff felt, how it could safely thrive like a semi benign tumor, mostly undisturbed until a being like Barlow makes it malignant. I _loved_ the writing as Matt approached his guest room door, or Mark's thoughts to himself after his friend came to his window, recalled terrors we've all brushed against, real or imagined, as little ones - and I don't know if it means anything but the crazy implications that Callahan recognized Barlow as the creature from his closet as a boy, really spark the imagination (I wonder if that will come back in "IT"). I loved Callahan to, by far the most complex character, but King's writing made simple people seem complex enough and I loved seeing them try to admit to each other something like this could be possible on and to stand together. Callahan though...oof, I am so glad to hear that his story continues, for good, for ill or for damnation I have no idea. I haven't read any Dark Tower yet, heard lots of opinions about it, I'm taking the leap of faith by putting in *all* the homework before hand, but if most of it's close to this good, it should be worth it - I'm only struggling a little bit to finish "Rage" right now.

[@ManCarryingThing]

If you liked Callahan, you're gonna LOVE Wolves of the Calla :)

[@MagusMarquillin]

@@ManCarryingThing HO-LY S#)T! I never made the connection between those names before. Does-does Father Callahan got Wolves of his name - now just "the Calla"?! Redemption arc is feeling a bit more tenuous now, hehe. :)

[@jimmyallen8210]

These were the days…

[@deadoralivecowboy1401]

Do you think that it is really necessary to read salem before wolves of calla? I just finished wizard and glass.

[@ManCarryingThing]

If you don't want Salem's Lot spoiled, then read it before Wolves. Otherwise, it doesn't affect anything since there is a summary of Salem's lot within Wolves. Basically, everything is explained in-series

[@pika4668]

what is this actual review where's my memes xD (/s, do whatever you want it's entertaining either way)

[@rickh852]

OK, you can continue with your reviews, but NEVER stop your shitposting! : )

[@ashleyfeistner1456]

Another great video!! I love your reviews! You always have great things to say!

[@ManCarryingThing]

Thank u!

[@travJ420]

i think older stephen king is when his books were the best, the overall books themselves were great.. new stephen king..the writing in and of itself is better but the books are not even close to the same level. but they are still great, but they will never be as good as they once were. you can thank getting off drugs for that lol

[@darmokandjalad7786]

Man carries thing, but who carries man? 😔

[@ManCarryingThing]

this comment is my new identity

[@TH3F4LC0Nx]

Just recently purchased some King books. Just finished The Shining last night, soon to blaze through 'Salem's Lot, then boutta bulldoze my way through The Dark Tower.

[@ManCarryingThing]

You are in for a lot of fun

[@TH3F4LC0Nx]

@@ManCarryingThing Fingers crossed! :)

[@dewiaustin3177]

great to see you review more books. Also , you should totally read Elric, or like pretty much any of Michael Moorcock's fantasy stuff.

[@ManCarryingThing]

Absolutely, haven't read any Moorcock and have been meaning to

[@PabloSuarez97]

I'm just thinking about the person disliking the video thinking "eh? No Navani and Raboniel fan fiction? No Brynden Sanders fixes my bookshelf? f**k this." Your reviews and commentary are the reason why I love your content, the memes are a banging plus👌 Nada sounds very exciting, will pick it up at some point for sure

[@nonchi5113]

Not related to the video but...I would love to know your thoughts on chainsaw-man.

[@MySkilletfan]

Butchers Crossing has got to be your favorite book with how many times you've mentioned it.

[@angelaholmes8888]

You should check out Rose madder Dolores Claiborne both are really great but so underrated

[@nikolasa.6163]

Manchette has been great so far, I have only read three of his books, with Nada being the best, but it’s such an unapologetic and cinematic noir take, and also fun to read

[@kennyclips658]

555th like

[@jerrywhoomst1116]

Manthe carry thing 👍

[@Kotsoros37]

Where are the memes!?!?! Haha honestly though, great reviews!

[@ManCarryingThing]

i am becoming a living meme. send help (and thank u)

[@Kotsoros37]

@@ManCarryingThing 😂

[@beestings22]

Are you still planning to review children of dune?

[@ManCarryingThing]

YES YES YES!

[@beestings22]

Fuck yeah

[@angelaholmes8888]

I really enjoyed Salem's lot 😃

[@loralunara]

Just started Salem’s Lot! Thanks for the review, excited to get into it!